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About Westar Energy Internship Program

The Scoop

Westar Energy, Inc. (NYSE: WR) is Kansas' largest electric
utility. For more than a century, we have provided Kansans the
safe, reliable electricity needed to power their businesses and
homes. Every day our team of professionals takes on projects to
generate and deliver electricity, protect the environment and
provide excellent service to our nearly 700,000 customers. Westar
has 7,100 MW of electric generation capacity fueled by coal,
uranium, natural gas, wind and landfill gas. We are also a leader
in electric transmission in Kansas. Our innovative customer service
programs include mobile-enabled customer care, a smart meter pilot
project and paving the way for electric vehicle adoption. Our
employees live, volunteer and work in the communities we serve.

Interns at Westar will work closely with technical experts in
each discipline giving additional insight into the challenges of
managing in the changing electrical utility environment. As Kansas'
largest electric utility, Westar Energy offers stable employment in
a fast paced environment with a mid western lifestyle.

Most of our interns work in an office type of environment. We do
have some interns that work in a field environment or at one of our
Power Plants.

Interns at Westar might work in one of the following locations
in Kansas - Topeka, Wichita, St Marys, Lawrence, Shawnee

The duration for most of our interns is 3 months. However, many
of our interns do continue past that time period and work part-time
during the school year.

Interns are paid bi-weekly on an hourly basis. Depending on
their major and year in school, interns make between $16-$20/hour.
If they meet qualifications, interns can get up to $500/month for
housing or $200/month for mileage.